Matar paneer is an Indian gravy side dish for Indian flat breads such as naan, rot, parathas. It has paneer and green peas as main ingredients. I tried this recipe after I tasted this at my friend Sangeeta’s place, I loved it very much and asked her the recipe for it…I prepare matar paneer when ever I get bored of the paneer butter masala,this is sure a nice variation from the usual cashew gravy! I wanted to blog this for long time and here it is. I love this with roti or even mild spiced pulavs / rice…
The recipe where my friend sangeeta referred was My Dhabha mutter paneer masala.

step by step method:

Just give it a quick stir ,take care not to burn it.Let it cool and grind it along with little water to a smooth paste.

Microwave the peas for 2-3 minutes in high in a microwave safe bowl. Stir in between for even cooking. Set aside. You can apparently boil the peas too.

Boil water and add the frozen paneer,switch off the flame and keep covered till use. If you want you can shallow fry the paneer cubes until golden brown and again keep it immersed in hot water. Keeping immersed in hot water helps the paneer to stay soft. I usually don't fry the paneer,just add it to the boiling water and then add it to the gravy,which gives you a softer paneer. But this time I tried shallow frying.

Add oil in the pan and add slit green chillies and ginger garlic paste, fry for a minute, then add the ground paste. Fry for a minute or two.

1.In this receipe while using frozen peas is it necessary to stir for few mins in microwave as u told.If it's must means can we do in the normal gas stove (as we use to fry the veggies) for few mins else how long and for wat.

2.How to preserve remaining unused paneer after opening from the packet and how long wil it stay once the cover is opened.

Sudha, so sorry for my late reply! Yes you can do in stove top and the paneer life depends on the expiry date in the cover. Till then you can keep the paneer covered properly in the freezer. Do not thaw the paneer(keep out until soft) and again freeze.Valar,Shalu Thanks so much for the feedback :)

Heyyyy whoever u are! Thanks a lottt!! Its awesome for a beginner like me!i Feel more confident while cookin! ure pics are of great help! :) i jst made this today....my hubby is yet to come home and taste it! Looks really nice though! Jst de way ures looks! :) Thanks a lotttttt!! Keep postin more...and i wish u were a Non -veg! lol...wud have made things even easier!! :)

hi raji..though i am a regular visitor in your blog this is the first time am writing here.tried matar paneer masala and it's absolutely yummy..!i've tried various other recipes for this but was never satisfied with the flavour.but this i can say..was the perfect flavour that i had been looking for..thank you raji for the recipe..

this recipe of Raks looks really delicious.. n easy to make as explained in a very fine way. step by step. thnks for it.

one more thing. i wud like to add is that after reading it .. it reely provoked me to make it n i made it as per recipe instructions (measurements n steps) everything went well n smooth only problem was.. it became spicy. even after takin only 2 green chillies. rather than 3 (as mentioned)

so guys juz see ya taste n make other than seeing recipe instructions(Quantity) rest it was perfect n thnxx to Raks :)

Hi, made this today. It came out very well, just like the pic, only more colorful as I used fresh peas and home made paneer. I did not use the lemon juice as the paneer was split using lemon juice, it was already tangy. It's a nice party dish too. I am a novice cook, this means your instructions are easy and absolutely replicable. Thank you and best wishes for 2014.